MoJo Smartphone Filming & Editing – MASTERCLASS

Turn your smartphone into a cinematic powerhouse and create stunning videos anywhere with our Smartphone Filming and Editing Masterclass!

Transform your smartphone into a powerful storytelling tool with our MoJo Smartphone Filming & Editing Masterclass. This course is tailored for journalists, content creators, and professionals who want to create high-quality videos anytime, anywhere. Learn how to harness the potential of your smartphone to capture stunning visuals, craft compelling stories, and edit your content like a pro—all from the palm of your hand.

Through hands-on lessons and expert guidance, you’ll discover essential techniques for shooting, lighting, and recording audio with your smartphone. You’ll also explore the best mobile apps and editing workflows to transform raw footage into polished, professional content. Whether you’re reporting breaking news, producing social media videos, or creating documentaries, this masterclass will equip you with everything you need to deliver engaging stories on the go.

Perfect for journalists, marketers, and creators of all levels, this course ensures you’ll have the skills and confidence to produce broadcast-worthy videos with just your phone. Say goodbye to expensive equipment and complicated setups—enroll today and take your mobile video production to the next level!

MoJo / Smartphone filming & editing Masterclass overview

Who’s it for?

Whether you’re completely new to Smartphone Filming & Editing (known as MoJo in the journalism world – Mobile Journalism), or if you’ve been filming for a while but would like to improve your skills, then this course is for you.

Whether you’re a keen amateur filmmaker, or a content creator in a media department, or whether you’re a frontline multi-media journalist, this course is for you.

Journalists

This course has been delivered to journalists around the world, including those working in the newsrooms in the UK, Egypt, across Africa and across India. 

Broadcasters

This course has been delivered to staff of major broadcasters around the world., directly resulting in the improved efficiency and production values of programme output.

Digital Publishers

Digital publishers around the world have made the next step into major programming making by taking this course.

Filmmakers

Filmmakers around the world have used this course to develop, shape, fund and produce their passion project or TV series.

WHAT WILL THIS COURSE COVER?

In this masterclass, you’ll learn how to turn your smartphone into a powerful tool for professional-quality video production. The course begins with the fundamentals of smartphone filmmaking, covering essential techniques such as shot composition, framing, and lighting. You’ll discover how to use your phone’s camera to its fullest potential, along with tips for stabilizing footage, capturing clear audio, and using additional accessories like gimbals and external microphones. We’ll also explore key camera apps and settings, helping you achieve cinematic visuals and dynamic storytelling.

The editing component of the course focuses on turning raw footage into polished, engaging videos directly on your smartphone. You’ll learn how to use popular mobile editing apps to trim, splice, and enhance your clips, as well as add transitions, text, effects, and music. Additionally, the course will teach you workflow techniques to streamline the editing process and export high-quality videos for social media, YouTube, or professional presentations. Whether you’re creating content for personal projects, marketing campaigns, or independent films, this masterclass equips you with the skills to produce stunning videos using just your smartphone.

What's in this course?

MoJo Smartphone filming & editing Masterclass

1. What you need to master
2. Choosing the right treatment
3. How to approach the shoot and what shots to get
4. The ABC of filming
5. The five shots
6. Shooting action & sequences
7. Which is the right filming app for you?
8. What are the right accesories for filming?
9. Sound
10. Stability
11. Memory
12. Framing & composition
13. Interviews
14. Basic lighting
15. The shots that elevate the whole films production values
16. The five best editing apps
17. Livestreaming and why you should do it
18. AI and how it can transform Smartphone filming
19. Smartphone production apps
20. Best workflow

Face to face training

This course is available, and has been extensively delivered, in person. Email me at training@deanarnett.com to discuss costs and logistics. The course can be adapted and tailored to your exact needs.

Pre-recorded online training course

This course is now available as a series of pre-recorded online video modules to consume at time and cadence that suits you. Go to www.videoschool.deanarnett.com to get started.

Live online training

This course can be delivered live and virtually from a purpose-built multi camera training studio at a time to suit, while avoiding additional travel and accommodation expenses. Email me at training@deanarnett.com to discuss and book. The course can be adapted and tailored to your exact needs.

Consultancy service

Often clients want to know how to unlock the benefits of AI tools quickly. That’s why I also often travel the world, offering hands-on consultancy to deliver rapid results and optimal outcomes. Email me at training@deanarnett.com to discuss.

COURSE OUTCOMES

After the course, you’ll be able to shoot broadcast-quality video with your smartphone. You’ll be framing professional shots, understanding lighting and being able to record clear, professional sound.

You’ll understand exactly what accessories and kit you’ll need and not need.

You’ll know what are the right Apps to LIve-Stream with. You’ll also be able to edit broadcast-quality films on your phone and much more.

WHY YOU NEED THIS COURSE

This definitive masterclass includes over 7 hours of video modules, so you won’t be left wondering if you’ve missed anything out based on the course that Dean delivers all over the world to broadcasters and corporate clients such as the BBC, ITV, Media Corp, Press Association and many others.

Whether you are a journalist or work for a media agency, anyone working in the media industry should now be able to shoot and edit broadcast-quality video on their smartphones and know the industry apps.

This course is suitable for any iPhone or Android phone from the last 7 to 10 years.

WHO IS YOUR TRAINER?

Dean Arnett is a former BBC, internationally award winning documentary producer. As a former BBC Academy training manager, he has designed and delivered acclaimed courses that set industry standards. His filmmaking portfolio includes projects for prestigious platforms such as the BBC, Discovery, Amazon Prime, Al Jazeera, and many others.

Over the years, Dean has developed and conducted training courses for a diverse range of clients, including broadcasters, marketing agencies, NGOs, and digital publishers worldwide. His extensive client list features organizations such as the BBC, ITV, STV, MediaCorp, Internews, Irex, AP, and more, reflecting his global expertise and versatility.

An innovator in the media industry, Dean has been at the forefront of integrating AI into news and media workflows. He has created AI-focused courses that have been delivered to broadcasters and digital publishers globally and has spoken extensively at conferences on AI’s opportunities, challenges, and ethical considerations. Today, he produces as many films using AI as he does with conventional workflows. All his training courses are designed to meet broadcast-quality standards and are available in flexible formats, including face-to-face, on-location, live, or pre-recorded online sessions.

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